The Emerald Forest (1985)

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What kind of man would return year after year for ten years to rescue a missing boy from the most savage jungle in the world? His father.

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.

Released: 1985-06-22
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Runtime: 1h 54m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 284 votes

Directed by John Boorman.

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Powers Boothe as Bill Markham
Charley Boorman as Tomme
Meg Foster as Jean Markham
Estee Chandler as Heather
Dira Paes as Kachiri
Eduardo Conde as Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho as Padre Leduc
Peter Marinker as Perreira
Mario Borges as Costa
Yara Vaneau as Young Heather

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Where to watch The Emerald Forest

United States: stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel

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